Table 2 Complications related to chemical pleurodesis with mitoxantrone
From: Mitoxantrone pleurodesis to palliate malignant pleural effusion secondary to ovarian cancer
Complications | Number of patients (n:60) |
|---|---|
None | 31 (51,6%) |
Fever | 16 (26,6%) |
Chest pain | 12 (20%) |
Nausea | 11 (18,3%) |
Vomiting | 9 (15%) |
Diarrhea | 4 (6,6%) |
Alopecia | 1 (1,6%) |
Skin Rash | 1 (1,6%) |
Dyspnea | 1 (1,6%) |
Myelosuppression | 1 (1,6%) |